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A City of Santa Ana, PWA Agreement Exhibit RFP — ON -CALL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR WATER AND SEWER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS IX. INITIATIONXICKOFF MEETING The successful proposer will be required to meet with City staff prior to commencement of services or at any time as required by the City. X. CITY BUSINESS LICENSE The selected proposer shall be required to obtain a City of Santa Ana Business license within thirty (30) days of selection and must provide a copy to the City projects manager or designee prior to commencing any work in Santa Ana. II�A�7�7�1�I�7e1 Any subsequent changes in RFP from the date of preparation to date of submittal will result in an addendum or amendment by the issuing office. Notification of such addendum or amendment shall be effected by posting on City's website, as set forth in the Notice Inviting Proposals. XII. RULES FOR PROPOSALS The signer of the RFP must declare in writing that the only person, persons, company, or parties interested in the proposal as principals are named therein; that the proposal is made without collusion with any other person, persons, company, or parties submitting a proposal; that it is in all respects fair and in good faith without collusion or fraud, and that the signer of the proposal has full authority to bind the proposer (Exhibit E). XIII. FILING OF BID PROTESTS Bidders may file a Bid "protest" with the City's Purchasing Department. In order for a Bidder's protest to be considered valid, the protest must: 1. Be filed in writing within five (5) business days of after the bid issue date or before 5:00 p.m. of the 5th business day following the posting of Bid Results /Notice of Intent to Award Contract on the City's website; 2. Clearly identify the specific irregularity or accusation; 3. Clearly identify the specific City staff determination or recommendation being protested; 4. Specify, in detail, the grounds of the protest and the facts supporting the protest; and 5. Include all relevant, supporting documentation with the protest at time of filing. If the protest does not comply with each of these requirements, it will be rejected as invalid. If the protest is valid, the City's Purchasing Manager, or other designated City staff member, shall review the basis of the protest and all relevant information. The Purchasing Manager will provide a written decision to the protestor within fourteen (14) calendar days. The protestor may then appeal the decision of the Purchasing Manager to the Assistant Finance Director within five (5) calendar days of the date of the written decision from the Purchasing Manager. The Assistant Finance Director will provide a written decision to the protestor's appeal. The decision from the Assistant Finance Director is final and no further appeals will be considered.